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  THE SHORT MIC STORY  

 

    
In May, 2003, my son, Michael Timothy Short, a Level One Reserve Police Officer (Badge # 225),  
with the San Fernando Police Department (CA), was talking to me about some of his law enforcement  
experiences. One thing that concerned Michael was how easily his portable radio microphone could  
become dislodged. He said that it sometimes fell off his shirt during foot pursuits or while physically  
arresting someone. He was concerned about the increased risk this posed to law enforcement personnel in  
general Mike told me that he was in the process of inventing a prototype device which would help keep the  
microphone from falling completely off the uniform shirt, which would therefore keep it readily available to  
  allow communications to occur.    
     
 

Because of my 35 plus years of manufacturing experience, Michael asked me to help him by discussing refining

  
  and manufacturing this device. We agreed to have dinner on Tuesday evening, May 27, 2003.  On Tuesday,  
  before our dinner date, I stopped by Mikes office and picked up a prototype Mic Holder. Shortly afterward,  
 

                       In Memory

   at about 4:00 P.M., Michael called and told me that the police department needed him, and that we needed to  
 

                Michael Short

   reschedule our dinner to Wednesday, May 28th. That meeting never occurred. Michael passed away  
      early Wednesday morning, the 28th of May, 2003.  
         
 

To visit Michael Short memorial

  For nearly four years, the prototype of the microphone safety holder which Michael gave me remained in my office  
   website, Please on the link below:   (which I actually refer to as Michaels office). It was there surrounded by Michaels photos and all his awards.  
      There are awards from The City of San Fernando, the San Fernando Police Department, the County  
      of Los Angeles, and more from the State of California.  Unbeknownst to me, Mike had distributed some  
  http://www.michael-short.com   of these prototype safety holders to his peers at San Fernando P.D. prior to his death.   
         
      Over the years, Ive stayed in touch with Michaels Field Training Officer and close friend, Adrian Flores  
      and we have become very close friends. In early 2007, Adrian called and told me that another San Fernando  
      Reserve Officer, Art Lesmez (who first met Michael when Art was teaching at the Los Angeles Sheriffs  
      Department Academy where Michael attended and who later worked with Michael on patrol), wanted to  
      reach the family regarding continuing the production of the microphone safety device. Adrian then proceeded  
      to tell me that new officers had been asking how they could get one of  the prototype microphone holders.  
         
      I called Art and we met.  He told me that he felt that Michael had devised a  tactical item which would be  
      very well received in law enforcement, public safety and emergency services circles, as well as other related  
      fields, as an important safety tool.  He explained how it worked and why it was so valuable. Art and I  
      collaborated, modified and improved on the design Michael had conceived. We believe that the widespread  
      introduction and use of this device will reduce the potential for injury and save lives in the emergency services  
      community, as it has in the City of San Fernando.  
         
      Subsequently, my daughter-in-law, Michelle, Art, my wife, Carol and I formed a corporation, MTS 911  
      WEAR, INC.,and filed an application for a patent for this device, which we named, THE SHORT  
      MICHOLDER, a play on words for Michael Shorts prototype device.  Use your SHORT MIC HOLDER  
       every day you wear that hand microphone.  
         
         
   
               
               
               
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